1. Combine the sugar, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and salt.2. Add the melted butter, evaporated milk, molasses and vanilla. Mix well. 3. Stir in 1 cup of flour at a time. The dough should be stiff enough to handle without sticking to fingers. Add up to ½ cup additional flour if necessary. 4. When the dough is smooth, roll out ¼ inch think on a floured surface and cut it into cookies. 5. Bake on greased cookie sheets in a preheated 375 F oven for 10 to 12 minutes (ours took around 7 minutes).

Gingerbread men are on the agenda for next week, and I'm going to use your recipe - thanks! :-) I love the picture of Benjamin decorating - you captured his adorable "serious concentration" ;-) perfectly!

We are having a family night here tomorrow and I bouth the makings for a ginger bread house...I think we will make your cookies as well. Thanks so much for sharing with us ehre Kelli. I love the picture our your son in dark blue and white flour...lol very cute!

I think I need to copy your recipe. The one I used this morning kept sticking to the counter and I couldn't lift the gingerbread men. I finally rolled the dough into a tube shape and just sliced them. I got one man only the rest are just circles.

Love the gingerbread men! I am doing my cookie baking this coming weekend - mostly for small gifts. I also use those sugar sprinkle decorations that are in your picture but this year I haven't been able to find them in the shops. Most annoying. Will have to go with 100's and 1000's and coloured icing. The kids did a great job of decorating. :)

KelliWhat a fun evening. Can you believe I don't own a gingerbread man cookie cutter? I'm going to town today to find one! (I'm ashamed) When I get my hands on one I'll try out your recipe. Thank you for sharing it. The kids did a great job decorating. How many men and ladies did you end up with? :)Love Kerri

Welcome! My name is Kelli and I am originally from Ontario, Canada but now enjoy living in Texas with my three teenagers. Grace is 18, Emily is 17, and Benjamin is 15.
I'm a work-at-home mom and in my spare time I love to decorate, antique store treasure hunt, bake, and celebrate the four seasons.
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